MainWorldIreland U17 goalkeeper gets sent off... during a penalty shootout

Ireland U17 goalkeeper gets sent off... during a penalty shootout

18 May, 2018

A distraught Corcoran was forced to hand his goalkeepers' shirt to defender Oisin McEntee, but Redan made no mistake with his second attempt to send the Dutch through to the semi-finals after a game which had ended 1-1.

Goalkeeper Jimmy Corcoran was sent off during his side's penalty shoot-out loss to the Netherlands in the U17 European Championship quarter-final at Chesterfield in England.

As you can see below, the referee books and sends off the Ireland keeper Jimmy Corcoran for coming off his line during the penalty which he saved. There was essentially no difference to how both lined up; the only difference was that the referee penalized Corcoran ... knowing full well that he had already shown him a yellow card.

Yes, a referee kicked a goalie off the field while he was involved in a penalty shootout.

Current and former internationals took to Twitter to express their support for the teen, but post of the day has to be the one from his pals from his GAA club back in Meath, Drumbaragh Emmets, his GAA club back in Meath.

"As the dust settles on last night's events I would like to thank everyone for their support", Corcoran said.

"Now it's time to accept that although as cruel a blow as it was, the decision was correct and we will move on and learn from it to become stronger". In November 2017 Qatar U19 goalkeeper Shehab Mamdouh was dismissed in a shootout after receiving a yellow card, having made what he thought was a match-winning save.

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